Some people just don’t need all that money

Foxworthy said the above about rednecks, but Arab royalty can be added to the list. Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Ahyan, known as the Rainbow Sheik, a member of the Abu Dahbi ruling family and President of the UAE has proved the point. A construction crew spent weeks carving his name in the sand in letters that are half a mile high and span two miles. Large enough to be seen from space.
Nothing exceeds like excess.

The letters were crafted by a crew who worked for weeks to create them. The inscription measures half a mile high and two miles long–and the letters are dug so deep that they form waterways. The writing won’t be immediately washed away, but even Hamad–whose fortune is only surpassed by his monarchial rival in the region, Saudi King Abdullah–can only defy the elements for so long.

Did we mention his name can be seen from outer space?

Hamad, according to Forbes, is a guy who lives large. A member of the Abu Dhabi ruling family, the man known as the Rainbow Sheikh owns 200 cars that are stored in a giant pyramid. (What, you use a garage?) Forbes also noted that Hamad also hand-built a motor home in the shape of a giant globe”one-millionth the size of the Earth.”

It should also be noted that the 63-year-old sheikh also has deep pockets when it comes to philanthropy. But don’t worry about thanking him — it seems he’s come up with a perfectly good way to give himself a shout-out.